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E. J. VON PEIN CASH REGISTER Filed Oct. 5, 1919 5 Sheets-Sheet Nov. 13, 192s. 1,691,416

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Nov. 13, 1928.

E. J. VON PEIN CASH REGISTER Filed Oct. 3, 1919 5 Sheets-Sheet Patented Nov. 13, 19728.

UNITED srArss PATENT orricfr.

EnWAItpfJ. vor; nirt, or nAir'roN, oriro, AssIeNoR1, BY iv'rn'sitn ASSIGNMENTS, To TH NATIoNAncAsH REGISTER coirtrANY,r or DAYTON, onto, A CORPORATION' or MARYLAND.

CASH REGISTER.

Application niedetober a, 1919. seriali. No. 328,127'. v

This invention relates to improvements in cash registers' andhas more particular relationfto the type of cashregistersgshown and described in Letters Patent of the United States, issued to Thomas'Carney, May 23, 1893, No. 497,860, and also* 1in the United Statesy Letters Patent to Joseph P. CleahNo. 718,565, issued January 13', 1903"'.

The general operation and construction of the machine shown in the present application are substantially like that shown in the Carney and Glea-l patents; y

The object of the presentinvention is to enable a proprietor of a store selling taxable goods, to keep an'account of the sale of all goods upon Which there is placed a Government tax and also" to keep an account of the proper tax which is collectable bythe revenue turcs of kconstruct-ion and combinations of',

parts, the essential elements of which are setk department `of the Government on .the sale of such goods. f v

For the accomplishment of this object the machine is constructedto enable the proprie# tor toregister simultaneously both the amount of a purchase and the' amount of the proper tan to be applied thereto. f

It is azfurther object of the invent-ion to l providefnot onlyfor the registration of the amount of the purchase and the amount of the tax assessable Ion the purchase, but also to make a printed record of the amount of A *l p vchine are providedA for all of the keys of the the purchase andto' indicate saidamount: v

Vith these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists in certain'novel feaforth in the appended claims and afpreferred form or embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accompany and rform` part of the in'- vention. r f

Of said dra-wings; l

Figs. 1A and 1I? taken togetherconstitute a top plan vieWvofthe machine with thepcab' inet and 'certain parts omitted-for the sake of clearness. y Fig. '2. is a crossgsectionof kthe machinev taken approximately on'` the line .2-f2 of Fig. 1^,.1ookinginythe direction of the arrows,

Fig.- 3 is a detail sectional/view partly broken awaylof themechanism for rotating the yonnnon operatingjrshaft,

` of movement.

. Fig. lisa 'detailviewof part of the auxiliary mechanism for actuating the tax to; talizer.`r l' l L Y Fig; 5 i`s ai. detail View of the ivecent actuating segme1it,showing its connection with the type Wheel pinion and sleeve. n y I Fig. 6 isa detailL plan vievvof the auxiliary key coupler showing its relation to the keys. Fig. is a detail side elevation of the units actuating segment of the tax totalizer and its operating mechanism.

Fig. 8 is a detail end f tion of themechanism shown in Fig. ing. toward the left..

view partly in sec- /Fig 9 is a detail perspectivegvimv of the mechanism for giving Athe units actuating seg entoftheFtaX totalizer an eXtra step Fi g. 103s av detail slideelevation of thefkey cam forthe live cent frame andthe means for 'actuating it.

` The machine in general comprises banks of depressible keys representing the amount ofthe purchase. g

`Separate, totalizers are provided .whereby the amount of thek tax andthe amount of the purchasewill be registered separately and simultaneously on their appropriate totalizers. Y I

The usual indicators for this .typeo'f maregister so as to indicate tothe public Whicl of thekeys have been operated;

Simultaneously With the registration the purchase amount in its tot-alizer,l aprintingV of this amount 1s effected upon a detail record strip.

Described in detail the machine comprises a series of amount or purchasekeys 15 and a no sale key 16. All of the keys 15 and 16 are pivotally mounted upon a transverse rod 1,7

l( Figs. 11A, 1B and 2) supp'ortedin sideframes and no sale key 1G Each of the purchasev keys 15 and no sale keyl is provided with a notch 22 (Fig. 2) which is adapted to co .operate with the lip 23 formed on the rear hand end the coupler 2O is provided with a stud 25 which projects into an elongated slot Y 26 formed in a. vertical reciprocable doubleA rack 27. Atits lower' end, the double rack 27 is provided with an open slot 23 which straddles a stud 29 carried by the right hand side frame 18. At its upper end, the rack 27 is also slotted and the insidewalls of the slot are furnished with oppositely faced rack teeth 30 which cooperate with a pinion 31 fast on the rotary shaft 24. In the normal position of the parts the rear rack teeth 30 are held in engagement with the pinion 31 by a spring 130. This relation is maintained during the upward travel of the rack by a guide ange 131 on the rack and a guide flange 132 on the frame of the machine. At the end of the upward tra-vel of the rack as the flange 131 passes beyond the ilange 132, a spring pressed pawl 133 rocks the other rack 30 into engagement with the pinion 31 which engagement is maintained during downwardtravel of the rack by the flanges 131 and 132 as the flange 131 slides down upon the rear surface of the ange 132. This mechanism is substantially the same in construction and operation as the mechanism shown in the aforesaid Carney and Cleal patents for the accomplishment of they same purpose, that is, the giving of a complete rotation to the shaft 24 at each reciprocation of the key coupler 20, the rotation being in the direction of the arrow shownin Figs. 2 and 3.

In orderto prevent a retrograde movement of the shaft 24, a ratchet or fullwstroke disk 32 is made fast to the right'handA end of the shaft 24 and cooperates with a pivoted full stroke pawl orlever 33 pivoted at 37 to the frame of the machine and held in engagement with the ratchet 32'by a spring 35 seated in the lug 36 on the right hand side frame 13.

It will thus be seen that upon each complete depression of a purchase key7 15 or a no'sale key 16. the key coupler 2O will be oscillatcd I and. through the connections shown in Fig. 3

and above described, a complete single rotation will be given to the shaft 24. The function of the key coupler 20, as is well known in the art, is to permit the starting of an operation by two or more keys, for example, the 31 key and the 20e key, and then the 4completion of the operation by pressing either one of the two keys. By reason of the engagement of the lip 23 of the key coupler with the notches 22 in the keys, 15 both the $1 key and the 20e key will be fully operated by the complete depression of either one of the two keys.

[radicati/ng mechanism.

Slidably mounted in the guide plates 4() and 41 just above the rear end of each of the keys 15 and 16, is an indicator rod 42 which carries at its upper end an indicator tablet 43 of a type fully shown and described in the hereinbefore mentioned Carney and Cleal patents. The indicator rods 42 are held in lowerniost positionby springs 44 so that the lower ends of all of the indicator rods 42 except theone last operated are in' Contact with the rear ends of the keys 15 and 16. Each of the indicator tablets 43 bears a special character or characters which are 4preferably identical with the character orA characters appearing on the forward ends of their appropriate keys 15 and 16. Then any of the keys are depressed, its indicator rod 42 will be elevated against the tension of the spring 44 thereby carrying the corresponding tablet 43 upward until the projection 45 on the indicator rod 42 passes above a rocking bail 46 pivoted at 47 at either end to the side frames 18 and 19. The construction and operation of this bail are old and well known in the art andwill not be described in detail here. Its purpose is to hold the indicator rods 42 vappropriate to the depressed keys, in elevated position so as to sustain an indication bet-weon operations of the machine, thereby showingr which keys were depressed in the'previons operation. It will thus be seen that when any one of the-keys 15 and 16 has been depressed, the proper indicator tablet 43 will be raised and4 publicly exposed through the sight openings in the cabinet which are commonly provided in cash registers so as to indicate which of the keys 15 and 16 have been operated.`

Totalz'ers.

As hereinbeforcfstated in the early part .48 (Fig. 1A) lies at the left hand end of the machine just. above the keys. The totalizer 49 lies to the right and above the keys as shown in Fig. 1B.

The left hand totalizer will hereinafter be known as the tax totalizer. The right hand totalizer 49 will be hereinafter called the purchase totalizer.

The operations of the two totalizcrs 48 and 49 are identical with the exception of the operation of the units wheel in the tax totalizer. y

The tax totalizer 48 is pivotally supported by brackets 50 and 51 carried by a forward `tie bar 52 constituting part of the frame of the machine. The ffpurchase totalizer is supported by brackets 53 and 54 also carried by the tie bar As the generalconstruction and operation of the tax and purchase totalizers are identical-it yis thought thatthe description with reference to the purchase totalizer will be sufficient to enable any one skilled inv l,members are located at different distances from the pivotal'polnts 57 of' the members 55there'by enabling them to impart gradu-k ated movements to the registering mechanism ofthe machine` bythe operation of the various keys 15. f f

`Referring to Fig.o2,`-the notch 56 ofthe thrust member 55"there shown is adapted toengage a cross rod 58 when itscorresponding key is (depressed. Thecross rod S is carried by a rocking framer 61 ,pivotally totalizer 49.

' mounted upon a'rock vshaft() supported in the side frames 18 and 19. Arocking frame 61 is provided for reachxof the three groups of keys 15, one 4frame `for the units yof cents group, one trame for the tens ot' eentsgroup and a third frame for the dollars group; vIt will t-hus be seen that' when any oneof the keys is depressed, it will rock its appropriate `frame 61y diil'erent` distances according to the location of the notches A56v of their appropriate thrust members 55. l l

By reference to Figs. 1A and 1B, there will be seen the three rockingy rameshl provided, they right hand one in Fig. y1B being for the purpose of controlling Aregistration of amounts on the unitsotl cents Wheelotthe The central frame 61 is for the purpose of controlling they registrationv of amounts `on the tens of cents wheel ofy dollars;y The second comprises thekeys rang-l kmultiples `of five`. The third group com`- prises the single -5^fkey. i In the depression" ing from 10g/z to 95e, certain of said keys representing multiples of ten, `the 'remainf ingones otithe group representing vuneven of the keys 4representingthe uneven multiples of live in the :second group,'itwill readily be seen that it is necessary to vyirovide'eon` nections whereby the amount wi lbeentered partiallyr upon the units ofV cents Wheel kot the tot-alizer 49 andpartially upon thek tens 'of cents wheel of the totalizer 49. f For eX- ample, if the' 2`key ist depressed, it should add eon the units of ccuts wheel, and 20e upon the tens of cents wheel. The 5c key willonly vactto add 5v5 upon the units 'of cents wheel of totalizer 49.

,For the purpose of accomplishing the result of adding on both the `units and tens order wheels of the totalizer 49 when key of the middle group representing the uneven multiples of five is depressed, the following construction is provided. 'Ihis'construction lisfully illustrated and described in United States Letters Patent, No. 683,877, granted to Thomas Carney, October 1, 1901, but will be briefly described herein as Afollows.

A bail 120 (Figs.- 2 and 6) is pivoted upon the key rod 17, the cross piece of said bail lying just above the two right hand groups of keys 15 to the rearof the key rod 17. The cross piece of the bail 1120 is provided with a plurality of downwardly extending lugs 121 which contact, respectively, with the 5c key and with all ot the keys representing uneven multiples of five Fast on the right hand end of the bail 120 is a rearwardly extending arm 122 (Fig, 10) having pivoted near its rear end a vertical thrust member 55 similar to the thrust members 55 above described. The thrust member 55 carried by the arm 122 acts upon' the right hand frame 61 to rock that frame in the same manner as the thrust mem bers 55 carried by the keys 15 act up on the oth er two frames 61. The 5e keycarries no menber Consequently whenever the 5e key is depressed it will only serve to rock the right handfirame 61 through the medium of the bail 120, which, itwill be remembered. has a lug 121 contacting with the 5 key. `When a 15g/r lkey is depressed, it will.y through the member 55 carriedby it, rock the middle oneo'f the 4frames 61 one step so as to add a. single unit ing luof 121 contacting with 15e ke said bail C! D D y 120 will also be rocked andconscquently, the thrust member 55 carried bythe arm 122 of thebail 120 will. act to rock the right hand frame 61a distance of tive steps'so'as to add ive`on the units wheel of the totalizer 49.

Anykey of the middle group representing multiples of ten will, in its movement, pass between lugs 121 of the bail 120 and conse quently, when one of the keys reyircsenting multiples of ten7 is Operated, n'o movement ofthe bail 12() is' effected.

The right hand trame 61 is pinned at4 61 to the rock shaft 60, and consequently, any movement ot the right hand frame y61 under the control of the 5e key, or one of the middle roup'of'keys representing uneven multiples of five will be transmitted to the rock shaft 60. A lso pinned -to the rock shaft 60, as at 65, (Fig. 1B) is a toothed segment 63 towhich is transmitted the rocking movements of the frame 61 through the medium of the rock shaft 60. f The middle frame 61 (Figs. 1A and 1B) for the middle group of keys 15 is pivoted on the rock shaft 60 and has fast thereto near its right hand end a similar toothed segment 63. The frame 61 appropriate to the dollars key is also loosely mounted upon the rock shaft and has fast on its right hand end a segment 630, operatively connected with another similar segment 63 as hereinafter described.

it will thus be seen that the operation of the 5e, dimes and dollars purchase keys 15 Will be transmitted to the three segments 63 (Fig. 1B) through the medium of the appropriate frames 61. Y

The purchase totalizer is substantially identical in construction and operation with the totalizer shown in the Carney and Cleal patents hereinbefore referred to but Will be described briefly as follows:

Purchase totalizer.

The purchase totalizer 49 comprises a plurality of totalizer elements 67 rotatably mounted upon a shaft suitably supported in the rocking totalizer frame Fig. 1B.. The Wheels 67 bear on their peripheries stamped numerals. T he first Wheel on the right has a O and the numeral 5 diametrically opposite on said Wheel. The other Wheels 67 have their numerals running from l to 9 and O inclusive. In Fig, 1B it will be noted that the totalizer comprises seven of such Wheels 67. rThe three Wheels of lower numerical order, that is, the three Wheels to the right in Fig. 1B, are each fast to a. pinion 71, each of which is normally in operative alignment With its respective registering segment gear 63.

Figure 2 is a section showing the tax totalizer, and as the construction of the purchase and tax totalizers in general are identical. this figure will be utilized in further describing the purchase totalizer.

Upon the rotation of the main drive shaft 2-1, a cam 72, rigidly mounted thereon, Will cooperate with anti-friction rollers car.- ried by an arm 74 operatively connected'to the rocking totalizer frame 70. When the main drive shaft 24 is rotated upon. a depression of one of the purchase keys 15, the cam 72 isV effective to rock the totaliae1 frame 70 through the medium of the arm 74, to engage the totalizer pinions 71 ofthe pure chase totalizer with the registering segments (62 in Fig. 2) before any movement of the registering segments 63 and the rocking frames 61 is begun. This engagement of the pinions 71 With 'the registering see;- ments 63 is continued throughout the donn` Ward movement of the outer ends of the 15. "it the completion o? the downward ent of the outer end of the Akeys 15. which is the end of the registering stroke of the keys, the cam @will act upon the lever Tel to rock the totalizer frame 70 (Gt) in Fig.

2) rock the purchase totalizer forward and disengage the pinions 71 from the registering segments 63 (62 in Fig. Q). During the return movement of the keys 15, therefore, and a consequent restoring movement of the registering segments 63 (62 in Fig. 2), the pinions 71 will remain disengaged so that the return movement of the segments 63 will have no eilect upon the totalizer elements.

Suitable transfer mechanism, comprising the transfer pawls 75 carried by the rocking arms 7 6, which latter are operated by cams 77 fast on the rotating shaft 24, is provided for performing the function of carrying'from the totalizer elements of `lower order to the elements of higher order at the proper time in the rotation of the totalizer elements 67. This transfer mechanism is old and Well known in the art and is fully described in the hereinbefore mentioned Carney and Cleal patents. 4It will thus be seen that upon each actuation of one or more of the purchase keys 15 the purchasetotalizer will be rocked to engage the pinions 71 of the totalizer with the registering segments 63 yto enter.. upon the purchase totalizer the amount of the purchase as represented by the keys depressed. Means is also shown for resetting the totalizer Wheels to zero by rotating their supporting shaft, but as this is old and Well known in the artJ it will not be described in detail here.

Taf@ totalizer.

The general operation of the tax totalizer will be briefly described as follows, it being thought unnecessary to go into the description in detail of the parts that are identical with those parts of the purchase totalizer previously described.

The machine is constructed to register an amounton theftax totalizer Which will be. equal to one cent for each 10c or fraction thereof of the mrcliase amount which is registered on the purchase totalizer. This result is obtained automatically when pressing an i of the purchase keys 15.

ince the amount entered into the tax totalizer is one cent for every 10c or fraction thereof," entered into the purchase totaliZer, the first or units wheel of the tax totalizer is omitted, thereby converting the right hand wheel, (Fig. 1A) which in the standard type machine is ordinarily the second or tens Wheel, to be the first or units wheel. Said units Wheel 67 (Fig. 1^) is actuated by a segment gear 62 which is journaled upon the hub of frame 61 for the tens keys, (Figs. 7

teneis suitably .supported on the-side `frames 18 and v19- The .Shaft 79 .haslfast thereon@ pnien 8.0 (1F ig,- lB) which meshes with thev rsister ing segment y,63 actuating the dollar Wheel .in the purchaser ttotalizcr 49, `said vsegment .63 being free on theshaft 60; It can thus be 'seen that when any of the dollarkeyjs -15 are depressed to rockthe framel, that motion will be transmitted tothe tens wheelinthe tax totales/rand bysaidseglnent() shaft 79, and pinions 78 and 80, to the dol-lar wheel in the purchase totalizer. The segment 62 n which actuatesthe units yvyheel 67 of the.tax

totalizery (Figs, 1Ak and .2) is rocked the tens of cents rocking frame *6l through the bell crank lever 84:,` (Figs. 7, 8 and 9) so that shoulda60 key be depresseil. 6 will be registered upon tlvieiunits Wheel 'of the taxy totalizer. This segment .62 being freely mountedon the hub of the tens of cents rock- Ving frame .61 racked by the bell crank 84 rfasti/,to the Vtens, ofi-cents rocking frameV 6.1

, bell cranky 84.

(Figs-1., 2,. 171211191 .8) and `lnivng mounted thereon a pin`wh1ch engages with a slot 86 in said segment 62`to permit a limited relative movementbetween the Vbell crank L84g and the-,adding segment 62... i i

D ed in the segment 62., ,Bythisconnectien betvveen the freelyy mounted segment-.'62 and the hell crank 84, itI canbeseen thatwhen kthe rocking frame 61 '(Fig. `7) fis moved .counterclockwise on its fypivot, theshaftfGOfbydepressing a key 15 (Fig. 2) of the tens of cents uroup, thesegment 62Will be moved in a like e irectiun bythe square pin 85 7) engaging the .lower end of the slot 86.- As the kro'cl'ring framelis moved clockwise and returned te home positioin'me .hoeked'end y10,6 of thelatch member 87 engaging thesquare pin 89 will move `the segment62 clockwise in unison Wit-l1 the rocking frame.v n I As the taxis onecent; on every 10e or yfracv tion thereof, itis necessary, when` pressing the 5-key,"to register ,vone on the units `Wheel of the tax totalizer. Therockframe 61 "n'hich is rocked by fthe pressing ofthee key, is pinnedto the shaft `60. Alsopinned to lthefshaft 60 near the left handend'isa f crank 66 k(]f`igs.4,l8 and 9) wliich extends upg Ward and carries a pin 90v which projectsinto a camy slot 91 in an arm v92.- This armp-92is,

- pivoted on a rod 93fmounted in bracketll (Figs. 1A and'2) secured tothe framework of the machine@ l'I lhe cam slot 91ky in ythe armqi92 isfso formed that,by therocking Qftheshaft 60 and its crank66, ythe pin 90 in thefcrank will causethe arm 92 to swingvon yits pivot 93 in a clockwise direction (F ig.-4).vf n

y.Pi-voted also on 'the red .-(Fss. 2am 9) and fast to the @H1192 by a ,heb 9.5 is an, arm 96 which has a curved slot 97 in which travels a pin 98 mounted in a plate 99. This plate 99 is mounted for relative movement on the bell crank Sbytwo studs 100` on the bell crank projecting into formed slots 101 inV the p1ate99.k Y v yThe pin -98 which travels in thecurved slot 97 ofthe arm 96 also contacts With aprojection 105-(Fig. 7) on thelatch 87. The ;15\ key, when depressed, operates through the bail 120, arm 122r 10) and thrust member 45 5 to rock the units frame 61 and shaft 60, as heretofore explained. Thecrank 66 turns with the shaftl 60 and vcauses its piny 90 to traverse the cam slot 91 in the arm 92 pivoted on rod 93, to rock the arm 92, and With it fthe companion arm .9,6 having thecurved slot 97 therein. And since` the pin 98 on the plate,99 projects inte Lthe slot 97, the pin98 and its plate will be shifted in a general direction, first, upwardly 'and'.thendOWIlWaltdly- The latch 87, being in cuntaet'with the Apin f continues its upward travel, it contacts "an angle :faceV 108 'formed` on the bell crank 184 which crowds the *pin98 Vforward in its up-l ward travel against the angle' 1Q7and yforces the segment 62 to rock in a vcoutiter-clockwise direction against the resistance of the spring 186 until the pin 98 takes a position between they bell crank 84 and thesegment 62. The action of said pinl98 thus causes the segment 62 to swinga distance equaly to onediv'ision on the tax totalizer units :Wheel 67, theftaxV tQtalizer beingin engagement with the segment 62 at. the time. It will be seen `that the slot 86 in the segment 62 is elongated to permit this one-step movement of the segment 62 relatively t0 the rocking' frame. Should the 25e key be depressed the units tax totalizer segment 621Will receive a movement equal to two divisions ofthe totalizer wheel 67 lby the rocking ofthe tens of cents segment frame61 in theusual manner, and anadditional move# ment ofone division by therocking of the y units segment framel communicated tothe unitstax totallzer segment 62 by the mechanism shown ,in F1g.*10, and which has previouslybeen described. v`The4 rocking of the shaft 60 operatesthe mechanism shoivn in Figs.y 7, 8 and 9 provided for entering one' inz tlie tak totalizeigas described above', when keys representing uneven mi'iltiples of five Y' are operated.

yIt .will thus be seen thatupon the operation ofl any :one or more of the purchase keys 15,

theamount ofthe tax Will be entered on a Y tax totalizer so that the"taxtotalizer will show the total amount of tax appropriate to the purchase amount recorded on the machine.

Printing 'median/ism.

For the purpose of printing upon the detail record st-rip to be retained in the machine the amount of the purchase, the movements of the registering segments 63 of the purchase totalizer are transmitted to printing wheels for printing the amount of the purchase. Referring to Fig. 5, each of the registering segments 63 of the purchase totalizer meshes with its individual pinion 110, the left hand pinion being fast on a cross sha tt 111, while the other two pinions are fast on the left hand ends ot' nested sleeves 112 supported on the shaft 111. The shaft 111 and sleeves 112 extend to the right (Fig. 1B) through the side frame 18 and have fast on their right hand ends the printing wheels or elements 113.

Through the connections just above described, the printing elements or wheels 113 will be adjusted during the registering strokes of the keys 15 to positions representing the values of the keys depressed. These values are printed upon the detail record strip 114 which is retained in the machine. As this printer is substantially identical in construction and operation with the printer shown in the Carney and Cleal patents hereinbefore referred to, it will not be described herein in detail.

General operation.

The general operation of the machine, therefore, comprises the following steps.. l

Supposing the machine to be used in a soda fountain where a tax of one cent is to be assessed for each 109'; of purchase or fraction thereof, and taking as an example, the purchase ot' a 59E soda, the operator will operate the machine as follows: For a soda, the tax will be one cent, consequently the 5c key is depressed. The operation of the 5c key will properly register 59': upon the purchase totalizer and one cent upon the tax totalizer and at the same time, the i11- dicator 43 appropriateto the 59E key will be elevated and publicly expose the 595 purchase. At the same time, the 4printing elements 113 will be adjusted to print 59'. on the detail record strip. Take another sale of 3595, the 3.5, key will be depressed, at which operation 359': will be entered in the pui-chase7 totalizer,

and le entered lin the taxvtotalizer, and 3595 indicated to the customer and also .printed upon the detail record strip.

On a no sale7 transaction, no registration is made on either ofthe two totalizers, and a printed entry of zeros is made on the detail strip 114.

Vhile the tormof mechanism herein shown and described, isadmirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form or embodiment herein disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms all coming within the scope ot the claims which follow.

That is claimed is,-

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of totalizers, a set of actuators for each of said totalizers, means for giving the units actuator of one rgroup at least one step ot movement upon every actuation of the units and tens actuators of the other group, and manipulative amount determining means for actuating said last Amentioned actuators. Y

In a machine ot' the class described, the combination of a plurality of totalizers, a group oi actuators for each of said totalizors, and driving connections intermediate the units actuator of one "roup'and the units andtens actuator of th other group whereby the former actuator receives an actuation for each actuation of either of the latter' actuators.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of totalizers, a set of actuators for each of said totalizers, operating connections intermediate the tens actuator of one group and the units actuator` of the other group, whereby the latter actuator will be actuated by an actuation of the former actuator to like extents, operating connections intermediate the units actuator of the first group, and the units actuator of the second group, whereby the latter actuator will be given an extent of movement independent ofthe tens actuator of the first group when the units actuator of the first group is actuated.'

Il. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality ot totalizers, a group of actuators for each of said totalizers, operating connect-ions between the units and tens actuator of one group and the units ac tuator of the other group, whereby the latter actuator will be given certain extents of actuation uponV operation of either one of the former actuators and dilerent extentsvof actuation upon an actuation of both oit the former actuators.

5. In a -machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality oi totalizers, ai group of actuators for each of said totalizers, an operating frame intermediate the actuator of one group and an actuator of the other group, whereby said actuators may be actuated to like extents, and means whereby the actuator of one group may be given an actuation independent of said operating frame.

6. VIn a machine of the class described, the combination of manipulative amount-determining devices, an operating element actuated thereby, an actuator latched to said operating element, and means to unlatch said aclill) elements, a member mountedA upon said ele-l f mining'- devices, an actuator, a kpivoted ac-` tuator-operating element latched to said actuator, means wholly lcarriedion said actuator-operating element for unlatching said act-uator,land for moving iton its pivot, and means for actuating saidunlatchingmeans.

8. In a machine of the classdescribed, the combination 'of manipulative amount-deter mining devices, a set ofactuatonoperating elements, an actuator latched to one of said ment for unlatching saidgactuator, and means for operating saidmember by another actuator'operating element.

9; In amacliine of theclass described, the

combination of manipulative amount-determining devices, an actuator, an'actuat'orfoperating element rockedtonr its pivot bysaid amount-determining devices, a rocking crank carrying a pin engaging aslot'formed in a swinging armto give rocking motion to said arm, asecond arm fast to saidslotted arm and pivoted at the same point, and having a slot engagingwith r,a pin to unlatch and rockthe actuator.

10.` In amachine ofthe class described, the combinationfof a plurality of totalizers, a set ofy actuators for each of said totalizers, the tens'actuator of one set andthe units actuator'of asecond set adapted to receive 'an actuation to like extents,L driving means ylatched to said units actuator, and means rigid with the units actuator ofthe other set for unlatcliing the driving means so asto drive the unit-s" actuator ofsaid Isecond set` an lextra step.` L

` 11,. "In a machine ofthe class described, the

combination of'a plurality oftotalizers, a set of actuators forl each of said totalizcrs, the

tens actuator of one set and the units actuator of a second set adapted to receive anactuation to like extents, driving means Alatched to said units actuator,andmeansrigid with the units actuator of the yother set and operated When the last-mentioned units actuator is actuated, for unlatcliing said driving means and lindependently driving the units `actuator of said second set.

12. In a machine of the class described, the

"i combination ot' a plurality of totalizers, a

set' of actuators for each of lsaid totalizers,

vtbetens actuator of one vset and the units with the units actuator of the otherset, and

a device operated by the vlast-mentioned means for engaging said driving means and unlatchin g itand for independently drivinr the units actuator of said second-set. 1

13. In a machine ofthe class described, the combination of a plurality of totalizers, a set of actuators for each oi said totalizers, the tens actuator of one set and the units actuator of a second set adapted to receive an actuation to like extents, driving means latched `to said units actuator, means rigid With the units actuator of the other set, and a device operated by the last-mentioned means for separating said driving meansand the units actuator of said ksecond set, and simultaneously advancing said actuator.

14. In a machine oi the class described, the combination of apluralityof totalizers, a

. group of actuators for each oi said totalizei's,

means for inoving--the units actuator oi one total'izeil one step upon-actuation of' the units actuator of the other totalizei', and means for moving said first mentioned units actuator a variablenumber of steps upon various ditferential actuations of the tens `actuator of said second mentioned totalizer.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination of an actuator, a driving means for operating saidv actuator differentially, and key-operated means for moving said actuator with respect to said driving means and in the rsame direction as When moved by said driving means.

` 16. In a machine of the class described, the

combination of an actuator, a driving means saine direction as when moved by said driving means.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination ot a, totalizer, a differentially movable actuator therefor, a plurality oi keys, means for movingl saidy actuator differentially under control of the keys, and means under control of certainot said keys for giving the actuator an additional movement. y g

` 19. In a machine ol the class described,the combinat-ion of a totalize-r Wheel, an actuator therefor, a pluralityvof amount determining means, means for moving said actuator proportionately to a part of the amount represented by each of said amount determining means, and means for moving said actuator actuator proportionately to a part of the amount represented by each key, and means Cil LlO

tor moving said actuator an additional constant amount upon actuation of any one of said keys.

2l. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a totalizer wheel, an actaiator therefor, a key, and a plurality of graduated members operated by said key for movingl said actuator.

29. ln a machine ot' the class described, the combination of a totalizer wheehan actuator therefor, a key, graduated members operated by said key, and means for transmitting movement 'trom said members to said actu tor.

Q22. In a machine ot the class described, the combination with a totalizer wheel; and an actuator therefor; otl an actuttor-operating element; means to releasably connect the ac tuator to its `actuator-operating element; manipulative amount-determining devices, certain ot' which directly control theiactuator Voperating element; and means controlled by another of said ainount-detern'iining devices to release the actuator from its actuator-operating element, and 'directly operate the actuator.

2i. ln a. machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer wheel; of an actuator therefor; an actuator-operating element, the actuator adapted for limited travel relatively to its actuator-operating element; vmeans to releasably connect the ac tuator and its actuator*operating element to prevent such relative movement; manipula.- tive amount-determining devices. certain of which directly control the excursions ot the actuator-operating.elementg and means controlled by another oli said amount-determining devices, to release the actuator from its Ltuator-operating element, and to directly operate the actuator.

In a machine ot the class described, the combination with a totalizer wheel; ot an tuator therefor; an actu:iter-operating element` the actuator adapted to have a limited travel relatively to its operating element; means to releasably connect the actuator-op eratiug element with its actuator to hold the actuator against relative movement; manipulative means, certain of which control the ment; a rocking arm, a release element conf trolled by the arm to disconnect the actuator from its operating element, and to directly operate the actuator; and means controlled by other ot' said manipulative devices to actuate the rocking arm.

27. ln a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer wheel; of an actuator to turn the wheel in additive direction; a. driving' means for the actuator, the actuator adapted to be shifted relatively to its driving means; and means to shilt the actuator in additive direction with respect to said driving means. Y

28.v In a machine of the class` described, the combination with a totalizer Wheel; of an actuator to turn the wheel in additive direction; a driving means tor the actuator, the actuator adapted to be shifted relatively to its driv-V ing means; and means to positively shift the actuator in additive direction away from said driving means.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combinationwith a totalizer Wheel; of an actuator to turn the wheel in additive direction a driving means for the actuator, the act-uator adapted to be shifted relatively to its driving means; a key, and means 'positively driven by said key to positively shi-ttthe actuator in additive direction away from its driving means. 'i

In testimony whereof l alii); my signature.

'EDWARD J. voN PniN.

CERTIFICATE 0F CRRECTION.'

Patent No. 1,691,416. Granted November 13, 1928, to

EDWARD J. VON PEIN.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 4, after line 105,

ln following the description of the "Tax" totalizer it should be kept in mind that this invention is embodied in a standard type machine, referred to herein as shown in the Carney and Cleal patents, with the various parts arranged so as to keep as many parts as possible in their regular relative positions."

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 19th day of February, A. D. 1929.

y M. J. Moore,- (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.

CERTFIGATE 0F CORRECTION.'

Patent N0. 1,691,416. Granted November 13, 1928, to

EDWARD J. VON PEIN.

it is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 4, after line 105,

"In following the description of the "Tax" totalizer it should be kept in mind that this invention is embodied in -a standard type machine, referred te herein as shown in the Carney and Gleal patents, with the various parts arranged so as to keep as many parts as possible in their regular relative positions.

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the ease in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 19th day of February, A. D. 1929.

M. J. Moore, H

(Sealy) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

